Bones

Although an extremely uneven film this is one well worth keeping your eyes open for. Currently in rotation on BET, with BONES director Ernest R. Dickerson attempts to mesh the elements of the Seventies blackploitation and urban crime films with the rad Eighties slasher horror films and damned if he almost doesn't pull it off. I say almost because he falls just short of the mark with acting that is all over the board, technical flaws which simply should not be there and an overwhelming general sense of the studio or somebody else simply having managed to fuck with the damn thing during editing. All of this aside, BONES is one of those films where, because people have brought their A game, the two hours goes quickly and you walk away surprisingly entertained and satisfied. Snoop Dogg in the lead as Jimmy Bones is fantastic here and Pam Grier as always turns in a fine performance. Bianca Lawson has an orgasmic blood drenched scene I'm quite sure will put the much talked about one in SAW 2 to shame and Canada's own sweetheart Katharine Isabelle turns up though is sadly underused and look for copatriot Erin Wright in a minor role.